The Moderating Effect of Physical Activity on the Relationship between Sleep and Emotional Distress and the Difference between Blacks and Whites

A Secondary Data Analysis Using the National Health Interview Survey from 2005–2015

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ID15515604
AuthorsJesse Moore (0009-0003-4862-4656, NYU Langone Health, corresponding author), Shannique Richards (NYU Langone Health), Collin Popp (NYU Langone Health), Laronda Hollimon (NYU Langone Health), Marvin Reid (0000-0003-4005-9384, University of the West Indies), Girardin Jean-Louis (Department of Population Health, New York University Langone Health, New York, NY 10016, USA), Girardin Jean‐Louis (0000-0001-6777-2724, NYU Langone Health), Azizi Seixas (0000-0003-0843-2679, NYU Langone Health, corresponding author), Azizi A Seixas (Department of Population Health, New York University Langone Health, New York, NY 10016, USA)
Year2021
Volume18
Issue4
Pages1718-1718
Publication date2021-02-10
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph18041718
PMID33578959
OpenAlexW3126209291
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited29

(1) Background: Unhealthy sleep durations (short and long sleep) are associated with emotional distress (ED). Minority populations, specifically Blacks, are more burdened with unhealthy sleep durations and ED. The ameliorative effect of physical activity (PA) on ED and sleep duration may provide insight into how to reduce the burden among Blacks and other minorities. However, it is unclear whether PA attenuates the relationship between sleep and ED, and whether this relationship differs by race. (2) Methods: We analyzed data from the nationally representative 2005-2015 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) dataset. ED, physical activity, and sleep duration were collected through self-reports. Regression analyses investigated the moderating effect of PA on the relationship between sleep and ED (adjusting for age, sex, BMI, and employment status) and stratified by race. (3) Results: We found that sleep duration was independently associated with ED. Physical activity moderated the relationship between sleep and ED, the full population, and Whites, but not Blacks. (4) Conclusion: PA moderated the relationship between short, average, or long sleep and ED, but in stratified analyses, this was only evident for Whites, suggesting Blacks received differing protective effects from physical activity. Further research should be performed to understand the connection of physical activity to sleep and mental health

Anxiety · Emotional distress · Environmental health · Mental health · National Health Interview Survey · Physical activity · Physical therapy · Population · Psychiatry · Sleep (system call · Clinical Psychology · Demography · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Sleep and related disorders · Gerontology

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